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March 9, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy women's lacrosse team resumes its season after a two-week layoff with a Saturday afternoon game at Division I Longwood in Farmville, Va. The Mids enter the game with a 5-1 overall record with their only loss coming to Patriot League member Bucknell, 14-10, on Feb. 20. Navy's last game came back on Feb. 24, a 20-8 win over the James Madison club team.

Navy owns a 5-1 record, but is 0-1 against Division I competition, falling to Bucknell, 14-10, on Feb. 20. However, against club teams, the Mids are 5-0 winning by an average margin of 11.0 goals per game. Navy has scored at least 18 goals three different times this year and has scored at least 10 goals in all six games. In Navy's last outing, a 20-8 win over the James Madison club team, freshman Erin Rawlick (Bel Air, Md.) scored eight points (5 g, 3 a), while senior co-captain Elise Chapdelaine (Martha's Vineyard, Mass.) scored six goals. Amanda Towey (Smithtown, N.Y.) and Mary Ruttum (Annapolis, Md.) tallied five points each. Ellyn Creasey recorded six saves in goal.

The Mids are led by Towey's 32 points (25 g, 7 a), while Ruttum follows with 29 points (22 g, 7 a). Rawlick has added 24 points (18 g, 6 a), Chapdelaine has 18 points (16 g, 2 a) and Kalene Klingenstein (Beltsville, Md.) has contributed 16 points (16 g, 0 a). The five have combined for 119 points (97 g, 22 a), while everyone else on the team has scored 13 points (9 g, 4 a).

In goal for Navy, Natalie Blandon has recorded 85 saves for a save percentage of .616, while Creasey has stopped eight shots for a save percentage of .500.

Longwood enters the game with an 0-4 record and has been outscored by an average of 11.0 goals per game. The Lancers have been outshot by a 2-to-1 margin (148 to 74) and have given up 30 free-position attempts while having just 13. Individually, Cathleen Strain leads the way with 12 points (9 g, 3 a), while Kathleen Barry has added five points (4 g, 1 a). In goal, Jennifer Holliday has seen the majority of time in goal, posting a GAA of 18.80 and a save percentage of .417.

The Lancers have dropped games to #13 Richmond (14-3), Albany (16-12), William & Mary (24-6) and Denver (20-9).

"We're really excited to play another Division I program in Longwood," said Navy head coach Cindy Timchal. "We know it will be a tough match. We haven't played a game in a little bit, so it will be nice to get out there again and play. We've had good practices and we'll be well prepared. We're just excited to play them and hopefully we can continue to improve as we enter the heart of the year."

Navy will be in action next on Monday, March 19, when it hosts Anne Arundel Community College at 7:00 pm, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

# GO NAVY #